2025~2026学年甘肃庆阳第二中学第二学期高一英语期末试卷

2025~2026学年甘肃庆阳第二中学第二学期高一英语期末试卷一、阅读理解FourChineseRestaurantsNearGreenLakeHighSchoolOurclasswantstomakealistofgoodplacesforafamilydinner.HerearefourChineserestaurantsnearGreenLakeHighSchool.PandaNoodlesPandaNoodlesisonlyaten-minutewalkfromtheschoolgate.Itservesnoodles,dumplingsandhotsoup.Studentscanorderfoodonlineandchoosehomedelivery.Itisopenfrom11:00a.m.to9:30p.m.everydayexceptTuesday.ShanghaiTasteShanghaiTasteisfamousforsoupdumplingsandbeefwithricecakes.Therestaurantissmall,butitisbrightandclean.Ittakesphoneorders,andcustomerscanpickuptheirfoodatthefrontdesk.ItisopenfromTuesdaytoSunday.FamilyDumplingHouseThisplacehasalargediningroom,soitisagoodchoiceforbigfamilies.Itservesdumplings,ricedishesandsimplevegetabledishes.Onlinepickupordersareacceptedbefore8:00p.m.ItisclosedonMonday.Queen’sCantoneseKitchenThisrestaurantservesCantonesedishesandfreshfruittea.Itisquietandcomfortable,butitopensonlyfrom5:30p.m.to9:00p.m.fromTuesdaytoThursday,onFridayandSaturdayitopenshalfanhourlonger.ItisclosedonSundayandMonday.1.Whichrestaurantprovideshomedelivery?

A．ShanghaiTaste.B．FamilyDumplingHouse.C．PandaNoodles.D．Queen’sCantoneseKitchen.2.Wherecanyoueatbeefwithricecakes?

A．ShanghaiTaste.B．PandaNoodles.C．Queen’sCantoneseKitchen.D．FamilyDumplingHouse.3.WhatdoweknowaboutQueen’sCantoneseKitchen?

A．Ithasalargediningroom.B．Itopensonlyfordinner.C．ItisclosedonSaturday.D．Itservesonlybreakfast.RolandReisleyturned101inMay.Manypeoplewantedtoknowhissecrettoalonglife.Reisleysmiledandsaidthatthehousewherehehadlivedformorethanseventyyearsmightbepartoftheanswer.Hestilltalksaboutthehousewithjoy.Hewasespeciallyproudofonething:hewasthelastfirstownerstilllivinginahousedesignedbyFrankLloydWright,afamousAmericanhousedesigner.ThehousestandsinaquietwoodedareainWestchesterCounty,NewYork,aboutthirtymilesnorthofManhattan.ItispartofUsonia,asmallcommunityofmodernhousesbuiltinthemiddleofthetwentiethcentury.WhenReisleyandhiswifewereyoung,theywantedtofindahomeinManhattan,butthehousestheylikedweretooexpensive.ThentheyheardaboutUsoniaanddecidedtovisit.Ontheirfirsttrip,thepeoplealreadylivingtherewelcomedthemwarmly.Theyshowedtheyoungcouplearound,answeredtheirquestions,andinvitedthemtojointhecommunity.ThekindnessofthesefamiliesmadeReisleyandhiswifefeelthatUsoniacouldbecometheirrealhome.Theirhousewasnotlarge,butitwasfullofsimplebeauty.Itwasbuiltwithlocalmaterialsandhadaflatroof,widewindows,woodenwallsandsimplefurniture.Thedesignmadethehousefeelclosetonature.Overtheyears,Reisleyoftenopenedthedoorstostudents,visitorsandpeoplewhowereinterestedinoldhouses.Reisleybelievesthattakingcareofthehousemeansmorethankeepinganoldbuildingclean.Italsomeansprotectingaspecialwayoflife.HehelpedstartagrouptoprotectotherWrighthouses,too.Tohim,thehouseisnotonlyaplacetolive,butalsoaplacefullofmemories,friendshipandresponsibility.4.WhatdoesReisleyvaluemostabouthisoldhouse?

A．Itshighprice.B．Itsmodernmachines.C．Itslargegarden.D．Itsspecialmeaning.5.WhydidReisleyandhiswifefinallychooseUsonia?

A．Thehouseswereverycheap.B．Itwasnearhiswork.C．Thepeopletherewerefriendly.D．Theweatherwaspleasant.6.WhatcanwelearnaboutReisley’shouse?

A．Itwasbuiltwithlocalmaterials.B．ItstandsinthecenterofManhattan.C．Ithasapointedroof.D．Itisclosedtoallvisitors.7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．Reisleywantstobuildmorehouses.B．Reisleycaresdeeplyaboutthehouseandthecommunity.C．Reisleybecameadesignerlater.D．Reisleynolongerlikeshisoldhouses.Givingababyaphoneoratablet(平板)maylooklikeaneasywaytokeephimorherquietwhenparentsarebusy.However,anewstudysaysthattoomuchscreentimeataveryyoungagemayslowdownchildren’sdevelopment.Thestudyfollowed7,097children.Theirmothersreportedhowlongthechildrenusedscreenseachdaywhentheywereoneyearold.Later,theresearcherscheckedthechildren’sgrowthattheagesoftwoandfour.Theylookedatfourareas:communication,smallbodymovements,personalandsocialskills,andproblem-solvingskills.Theresultswereworrying.Byagetwo,childrenwhousedscreensforonetofourhoursadayweremorelikelytohaveproblemsincommunicationandproblemsolving.Childrenwhousedscreensforfourhoursormorehadahigherriskinmoreareas.Somehadtroublespeakingwithothers.Somewereslowerinusingtheirhands,suchasholdingsmallthings.Somedidnotdoaswellinplayingorgettingalongwithpeople.Byagefour,theriskwasstillclearincommunicationandproblemsolving.Dr.JohnHutton,achildren’shealthexpert,saidthatpeopleshouldfocusmoreonbabies’screentime.Inhisopinion,screensarenowintroducedtochildrentooearlyinmanyfamilies.Thisisnotonlyaprobleminonecountry,butalsoaproblemaroundtheworld.Healsoexplainedwhyscreentimemaybeharmful.Whenbabiesspendalotoftimelookingatscreens,theymayhavelesstimetotalk,playandlaughwithrealpeople.Realpeoplehavefaces,voicesandfeelings.Bywatchingandlisteningtothem,childrenlearnhowtounderstandothersandhowtocommunicate.Ascreencannotfullytaketheplaceofparents,familymembersorfriends.8.Whatisthenewstudymainlyabout?

A．Babies’favoritegames.B．Screentimeandyoungchildren’sdevelopment.C．Parents’problemsincommunication.D．Children’sschoolgrades.9.Howdidresearchersknowthechildren’sscreentimeatageone?

A．Bywatchingthechildreninperson.B．Byaskingthechildrenquestions.C．Byusingthemothers’reports.D．Bycheckingschoolrecords.10.WhatdoesDr.JohnHuttonthinkpeopleshoulddo?

A．Focusmoreonbabies’screentime.B．Givebabiesmorephones.C．Stopchildrenfromplayingwithfriends.D．Studyonlychildreninonecountry.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．WhyBabiesLikePhonesB．HowParentsUsePhonesandTabletsC．ANewWaytoTeachChildrenD．TooMuchScreenTimeMaySlowKids’GrowthManypeoplewithhighbloodpressureareaskedbydoctorstoeatlesssalt.Thisisgoodfortheirhealth,butitisnotalwayseasy.Saltmakesfoodtastebetter,andlow-saltfoodoftentastesboring.Asaresult,somepeoplefindithardtokeepahealthydietforalongtime.NowresearchersinJapanhavedevelopedapairofhigh-techchopsticksthatmayhelpsolvethisproblem.ThechopsticksweremadebyateamfromMeijiUniversityandafoodcompanycalledKirin.Theyarepartofasmallelectronicdevice(装置),sotheylookalittledifferentfromcommonchopsticks.Thedevicedoesnotaddrealsalttothefood.Instead,itmakespeoplefeelthatthefoodtastessaltier.Inthefirsttest,peopleusingthechopsticksfeltthatthefoodwasabout1.5timessaltierthanbefore.Howcanchopsticksdothis?Theideaisnottoodifficulttounderstand.Averyweakelectriccurrent(电流)goesfromonechopsticktothemouth.Itissoweakthatpeopledonotfeelpain.Thecurrentchangesthewaysaltinthefoodisfeltbythetongue.Asaresult,low-saltfoodmaytastemorelikenormalfood.Tocheckwhetherthechopsticksreallyworked,theresearchersinvited36peopleaged40to65totakepartinatest.Allofthemweretryingtoeatlesssalt.Theytastedfoodwithnormalchopsticksandwiththehigh-techchopsticks.Theresultshowedthatmostofthemtastedmoresaltwhentheyusedthenewchopsticks.Someeventhoughtlow-saltfoodwiththenewchopstickstastedsaltierthancommonfoodwithnormalchopsticks.Thechopsticksarenotbeingsoldinshopsyet.However,theearlyresultsareencouraging.Forpeoplewhohavetoeatlesssaltbutstillwanttastyfood,thissmallinventionmaybringgoodnewsinthefuture.12.Whydidtheresearchersmakethehigh-techchopsticks?

A．Tomakechopstickscheaper.B．Tohelppeopleeatlesssaltbutstillenjoyfood.C．Toteachpeoplehowtocook.D．Tomakefoodcolder.13.Howdothechopsticksmakefoodtastesaltier?

A．Byaddingrealsalttothefood.B．Bychangingthecolorofthefood.C．Byusingweakelectricity.D．Bymakingthefoodhotter.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“check”inparagraph4mean?

A．Makesure.B．Giveup.C．Takeaway.D．Writedown.15.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthechopsticks?

A．Theyareuseless.B．Theyaretoodangerous.C．Theyarealreadycommon.D．Theymaybehelpfulinthefuture.Everyonethinkstheyaregoodlisteners.Butinfact,hearingsomeonespeakisnotthesameasreallylisteningtohimorher.Goodlisteningmeansthatyouunderstandthespeakerandcareaboutwhatheorshesays.Listeningisnotonlyausefullifeskill,butalsosomethingweshouldlearnandpractise.16●Letothersfinishspeaking.17Ifyouwanttobeagoodlistener,youshouldnotalwaysthinkaboutyourownideaswhiletheotherpersonisspeaking.Letthepersonsaywhatheorshewantstosayfirst.Veryoften,peoplejustneedsomeonetolistentothem.Theydonotalwaysneedsomeonetostopthemandgiveideasoropinionsatonce.●Practiceactivelistening.Tounderstandothersbetterwhenyoutalkwiththem,youcantryactivelisteningfirst.Goodlisteningdoesnotmeankeepingquietallthetime.Italsomeansaskingsomesimplequestionswhenyoudonotunderstandclearly.Inthisway,youcanbetterunderstandwhatthespeakeristryingtotellyou.18Youcanalsouseshortwordsorsoundstoshowthatyouarelistening,suchas“yes”,“yeah”,and“okay”.●19Muchofourcommunicationhappenswithoutwords.Soitisimportanttowatchthespeaker’sbodylanguage.Youcanlookatthespeaker’sface,eyesandactions.Doesthepersonlookuncomfortable?Doesthepersonseemworriedorcarefulwhentalkingwithyou?Bodylanguagecantellusalotabouthowapersonreallyfeels.●Findaquietplace.ItcanbehardtolistentoanotherpersonwhentheTVisveryloud,yourphonekeepsmakingsounds,ormanycarsarepassingby.20Whenyousay,“Let’sfindaquietplace,”youshowthatyouthinkthepersonandhisorherwordsareimportant.Youalsoshowyourcareandrespect.

A．Watchbodylanguage.：B．Letthepersonfinishspeakingfirst.C．Donotthinkaboutyourownanswertooearly.D．Herearesomeeasywaystohelpyoubecomeabetterlistener.E．Also,trynottojudgethespeakertooquickly.F．Youcanalsonodyourheadtoshowthatyouunderstand.G．Whentherearefewernoisesaroundyou,itiseasiertolistencarefully.二、完形填空Thebellrang.MyEnglishteacher,Mrs.Smith,stoodinthefrontoftheclassroom,raisingabookhigh.“Thisweek,we’regoingto21Shakespeare’sHamlet.Youaregoingtoreadaparagraph,‘ToBeorNotToBe’andretellittoyourclassmates,”shesaid.Ilookeddownasherwordsplayedoverandoverinmymind.Icouldrememberallthewords,butIwasworriedaboutmy22:“ToB-B-BeorN-N-NotToB-B-B-Be”.Icouldn’treadthesentencesfluently.Ididn’twanttobe23.Iwantedtodosomethingtochangeit.Icameupwithagood24tosolvemyproblem.IthoughtaboutthewordsIwasaboutto25andpractisedmanytimesathome.I26myselfintoHamletandspokethe27withmymom.WelaughedwhenIforgotwordsandcheeredwhenIspoke28.Mymomtoldmetokeepeyecontactandbelieveinmyself.OnthedaywhenIwasgoingto29,Ibreatheddeeplyandstoodup.Ifacedmyteacherandclassmates30.Istartedtospeak.Thewordscameoutshakyatfirst.Then,Ispokethem31andstronger.Onthestage,I32myselfsayingthewordstomymomathome.Istayed33andstoodtall.BeforeIknewit,mytaskwasover.EveryoneclappedformeandIbowed.Iwasexcitedand34becauseIfacedmyfearandwonthe35myself.21.A．copyB．readC．drawD．preview22.A．operaB．letterC．hearingD．voice23.A．givenupB．takeninC．laughedatD．helpedout24.A．fictionB．discussionC．questionD．idea25.A．considerB．sayC．reflectD．chase26.A．turnedB．exchangedC．decoratedD．affected27.A．difficultyB．knowledgeC．dialogueD．connection28.A．graduallyB．fluentlyC．slowlyD．uncertainly29.A．rememberB．operateC．convinceD．retell30.A．gratefullyB．bravelyC．mentallyD．coldly31.A．louderB．simplerC．weakerD．slighter32.A．involvedB．keptC．imaginedD．regretted33.A．healthyB．safeC．sharpD．calm34.A．proudB．upsetC．anxiousD．ashamed35.A．journalB．debateC．battleD．reality三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Formanypeople,becomingamillionaireisasymbolofsuccess.However,notallmillionairesfeelhappyaftertheybecomerich.JasonHarleyisoneexample.Sixteenyearsago,Jasonwasacollegeprofessorwithahugehouseandafortuneoftwomilliondollars.Todayhelivesinasmalldormitoryroomwithonlysecond-handfurniture.TherearecertainlynosignsthatJasonis36richandsuccessfulman.Hegrowssomevegetablesandflowers,andhebuysclothesandmanyotherthings37charityshops.Jasonappreciatesthischange.Hewastiredof38(live)asarichmanwhenmanypeoplehadnothing.Sohemadethechoice39(give)allhismoneyaway.Hesaysthishasbroughthimhappinessandasenseofsuccessinlife.“Idon’tneedalotofmoney.Idon’twanttobuy40(much)thanIneed.Ihaveenough,”saidJason.“WhatIwantistolivesimplyandbe41(help)toothers.”Afewyearsago,heknewmillionsofpeoplediedofhungereveryyear,andtherewereplaceswithnoschoolsorteachers.Thisworried42(he)alot.Therefore,Jasongaveawayallhismoneytocharities.Wheneverhehadmorethantwothousanddollars,hegaveawaysmallbanknotestohomelesspeopleinthestreets.“Itwasakindofsatisfaction43Ihadneverfeltbefore,”saidJason.Mostpeoplebelievethatwhentheyarelivingcomfortablyandearningenoughmoney,theywillhavenoworries.However,Jason44(discover)thathavingonlyalittlemoneymadehimfree.Byhelpingothersandlivingaccordingtohisvalues,hefinallyfoundthetrue45(mean)oflife.四、书信写作46.假定你是高一学生李华，你校本月将举办全市“用英语讲好庆阳故事”大赛（TellQingyangStoriesWellinEnglishSpeechCompetition），请用英语给你的朋友李雷写一封信，邀请他参加这次比赛。内容包括：1.比赛的时间、地点2.比赛的内容3.发出邀请。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearLiLei,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、书面表达47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Ihadalwaysbeenanightperson.Inmiddleschool,Ioftenstayeduplatetofinishhomeworkorreadnovels.Ilikedthequiethoursaftereveryonewenttobed.Myparentstoldmeagainandagainthatitwasnothealthy,butInevertooktheirwordsseriously.WhenIenteredseniorhighschool,myhabitbecameworse.Thereweremorelessons,moreexercisesandmoretests.Itoldmyselfthatstayingup